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Pop star Shakira reaches settlement to avoid $14.5 mln tax fraud trial
Colombian pop star Shakira on Monday reached a settlement to avoid a trial in Barcelona over charges she failed to pay 14.5 million euros ($15.7 ... Entertainment -
Trump to appear in New York court for civil fraud trial
Donald Trump said he will appear in a New York court on Monday at the beginning of a civil fraud trial in which the former president will face what he ... World News -
Co-founder of fake cryptocurrency scheme sentenced to 20 years in US prison
A federal judge in New York sentenced the co-founder of the purported cryptocurrency OneCoin to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for what prosecutors ... Banking & Finance -
Mozambique’s former finance minister extradited to US over $2 billion debt scandal
Mozambique’s former finance minister, Manuel Chang, was extradited to the United States from South Africa on Wednesday to face charges for his alleged ... World News -
European investigators interrogate assistant of Lebanon’s central bank governor
European investigators in Beirut questioned an assistant to Lebanon’s central bank governor on Thursday as part of a probe into whether the governor ... Middle East -
Lebanon investigates embezzlement of over $300,000 at Ukraine embassy
Lebanon is investigating alleged embezzlement of over $300,000 at its Ukraine embassy, a judicial official told AFP on Monday, as sources say ... Middle East -
Lawyers of Abraaj’s Naqvi says fresh evidence may block US extradition
Lawyers for Abraaj Group’s Arif Naqvi, the founder of what was once the Middle East’s largest private equity fund, said there was “fresh evidence” ... World News -
Ukrainian authorities raid home of billionaire businessman Kolomoiskiy: Reports
State security officials searched the home of billionaire businessman Ihor Kolomoiskiy on Wednesday as part of an investigation into possible ... World News -
Shares in India’s Adani drop again after fraud claims
Shares in the business empire of Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani sank again Friday after the conglomerate slammed a US investment firm that claimed it ... Financial Markets -
A new Tinder Swindler? ISIS using dating app to fund terrorism: Report
The Netflix true-crime documentary ‘Tinder Swindler,’ which told the story of how a young Israeli conman used the popular dating app to lure women ... World News -
Cardinal, 9 others go on trial at Vatican in over $400 mln fraud case
A trial opened in Vatican City on Tuesday for 10 defendants, including a once-powerful cardinal, in a case based on a sprawling investigation of the ... World News -
In crackdown on fraud from Myanmar, China authorities target suspects’ families
Chinese authorities are trying to lure back fugitive fraudsters operating across the border in Myanmar by threatening to cut off pensions and other ... World News -
Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption body issues several criminal cases in latest crackdown
Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) has issued several criminal cases against dozens of citizens and residents, including ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: Cybercrime rockets in Middle East as fraudsters exploit COVID-19
Cybercriminals are finding increasingly innovative ways to defraud customers during the COVID-19 crisis, experts have warned, as new figures show ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia sets up committee to combat commercial fraud
Saudi Arabia has established a ministerial committee to combat commercial fraud and to develop solutions to eliminate the practice, the news outlet ... Gulf -
Saudi Arabia warns public against illegal forex trading activity
Saudi Arabian authorities have issued a warning to the public against trading in the unlicensed forex foreign exchange market, according to a ... Economy -
Coronavirus triggers a rise in fraud: Here's how to protect yourself
Fraudsters will always make use of a crisis, and they have done just that with coronavirus.Fraud cases have been on the rise since coronavirus began ... Coronavirus -
Iranian man charged with laundering more than $115 mln to Iran, lying to FBI
An Iranian national has been charged with fraud and lying to US federal agents about laundering more than $115 million to individuals and entities in ... Middle East -
Germany launches raids over suspected Mitsubishi diesel emmissions fraud
German prosecutors on Tuesday said they were searching business premises across the country as part of an investigation into suspected diesel ... Technology -
Reports: Iraq’s defense minister suspected of fraud in Sweden
Swedish media reports say Iraq’s defense minister, who holds dual Iraqi-Swedish citizenship, is suspected of illegally receiving benefits in ... Middle East -
Israel begins Netanyahu’s pre-indictment corruption hearing
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-awaited pre-indictment hearing has begun.Netanyahu’s lawyers arrived Wednesday at the ... Middle East -
New York finds $1 bln in hidden transfers by family behind OxyContin
The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss and other hidden accounts to transfer $1 billion to themselves, New York’s ... World News -
Tunisian court keeps presidential candidate in detention
A Tunisian appeals court rejected on Friday a request by presidential candidate Nabil Karoui to be released from detention pending the verdict in his ... North Africa -
Actress Lori Loughlin faces hearing in US college cheating scandal
Actress Lori Loughlin is due in court on Tuesday for a hearing on whether the lawyers defending her against charges that she participated in a large ... Entertainment -
Geneva prosecutors indict billionaire Steinmetz in Guinea corruption case
A Swiss prosecutor said on Monday he was seeking prison terms for Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz and two associates over the alleged payment of ... World News -
Israeli PM’s wife sentenced for misusing state funds
The wife of Israel’s prime minister has been sentenced to pay a fine of roughly $15,000 for misusing state funds. A Jerusalem magistrate court ... Middle East -
A Florida man posing as a Saudi royal gets 18 years in jail for fraud
A Florida man who posed as a Saudi royal for three decades and cheated people out of $8 million will spend 18 years in prison for fraud, authorities ... Variety -
Fake German heiress faces sentencing in New York fraud case
The day of reckoning has arrived for the German con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy heiress and swindled tens of thousands of dollars from ... Variety -
Yale expels student implicated in admissions bribery scam
The prestigious Yale University has expelled a student whose parents paid more than a million dollars in bribes to get her in, the first such move ... Variety -
Israeli attorney-general plans to charge Netanyahu in corruption cases
Israel’s attorney-general announced on Thursday he intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges, a decision coming ... Middle East